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Sunday, March 13, 2011

Continuing with the Myrtle Beach pictures, I want to present to you the Laughing Gull. The Lauging Gull is a three year, hooded gull. This is an adult coming into full breading plumage. Note the bill is beginning to take on a red color. Many of the Laughing Gulls that I have seen, even in the summer months have black bills, which enters confusion because the majority of field guides show the summer adult having a red bill.

On Cape Ann, we will see Laughing Gulls infrequently and in various plumages. Laughing Gulls are increasingly common as you travel further south. They are called Laughing Gulls because their long call takes on a characteristic laughing cadence.

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